What Hi Fi Sound and Vision 09 MAY 2008

Onkyo TX-SR606

£ 400 4
* * * *

We’re still big fans of the TX-SR606, but new models from rival brands have seriously upped the ante

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Channels/power(w)

7 x 140

Pro-Logic II

Yes

Pro-Logic IIx

Yes

Dolby Digital EX

Yes

DTS Neo:6

Yes

DTS-ES

Yes

DTS 96/24

Yes

Dolby Digital Plus

Yes

DTS HD

Yes

Dolby TrueHD

Yes

DTS Master Audio

Yes

THX

No

Tuner Presets

40

DAB

No

FM

Yes

MW

Yes

LW

No

SW

No

Internet

No

Auto set-up

Yes

Room EQ

Yes

Video upconversion

Yes

Video scaling

720p/1080i

HDMI 1.3a

Yes

HD audio via HDMI

Yes

Learning remote

No

Multiroom

2 Zone

Network capable

No

HDMI Audio in

4

Coaxial digital in

2

Optical digital in

2

FireWire in

0

USB Audio in

0

Analogue audio in

5

Phono in

No

Multichannel analogue in

8ch

Ethernet audio

0

HDMI Video in

4

Component in

1

S-Video in

4

Composite in

4

USB Video

0

Ethernet video

0

HDMI Audio out

1

Coaxial digital out

0

Optical digital out

0

Analogue audio out

2

Preouts

1

HDMI Video out

1

Component out

1

S-Video out

1

Composite out

1

Dimensions (hwd, cm)

18x44x38

Weight (kg)

12
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